Draft:Clare O'Donnell

Clare O'Donnell was a Canadian snooker player.

Biography
Canadian final v Polloc. COD from Toronto Clarence; 3-3 best f 7

Ontario pro snooker champion

H Lindrum book p/76

Everton HSBill

"confines activities solely to the multi-ball game for the simple reason, in his own words, he hits the cue-ball too strongly to ever make a success at billiards" "has a special habit of his own. He plays with terrific speed and runs round the table for each succeeding shot as though he were on a time limit. To save time, he holds the chalk in the cup of his left hand and bridges over it. This enables him to fire and chalk-up in practically the one action. He is re¬ puted to be a very fine player but was no match for Horace Lindrum when they met during March. The Australian champion was so far ahead at the end of the first day that Clare decided to call it a day and forget to keep his appointment."

hard hitter

1936
O'Donnell led Sydney Lee 6–4 after the first day and 11–9 after two days. Lee won the last two frames on the final afternoon to reduce O'Donnell's lead to 13–12 and then won the first three in the evening to lead 15–13 before O'Donnell won the last three frames to win the match 16–15.

In the QF Lindrum met O'Donnell at Burroughes Hall. Lindrum led 8–2 and 15–5 after the first two days. O'Donnell won frame 21 but Lindrum won the match in the next frame, winning 16–6. The afternoon session ended with Lindrum 19–6 ahead. O'Donnell did not appear for the evening session and Lindrum played an exhibition match against Bert Terry.

5620, 5627,

Might's Greater Toronto city directory, 1954

kept chalk under hand while cueing; did not enter wsc again